Spent the entire day at Melbourne Zoo today – getting there at 9.30am and leaving about 4pm. You really do need an entire day to do this wonderful zoo justice. I honestly don’t know what was my favorite part, but the butterfly house with butterflies landing on my head, hand and hand bag was pretty darn cool!

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I’m not usually much of a fan of reptiles, but the reptile display was fascinating!

A pelican swimming gracefully in a pond, surrounded by greenery and reeds.

Loved seeing pelicans swimming in the ponds.

A butterfly resting on a person's hand with lush green foliage in the background.

A butterfly on Bruce’s hand!

A butterfly with open wings showcasing orange and white markings, resting on a green leaf.

An orangutan sitting on the ground, partially covered with a burlap sack, while picking food from a pile of leaves and vegetables.

Orangutan! I think he was feeling the cold as he kept hiding under the sack he then put over his head.

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A Mandrill (Mandrillus Sphinx) – from Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

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Little Penguin!

A brown bear standing near a rocky area with greenery in the background.

Brown Bear – this was a highlight.

Other highlights were the Gorillas, I didn’t get any good photos of them but got to watch them sitting down a lot (as they do).

So that’s just a selection of the photos I took. What a big day out! Highly recommended.

 

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    Here’s a public link with more information about the bird feeders – https://cdn.neighbourly.co.nz/public/rangiora/rangiora/message/48485358

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    Hi there, this design is great! Do you have any knowledge as to who makes them? I’d love to purchase…